5/6/08 game day thread
by Adam J. Morris on May 6, 2008 8:00 PM CDT
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Texas Rangers at Seattle Mariners, May 6, 2008 9:10 PM CDT
Okay, we're now dealing with a 2 game losing streak.
But not to worry...we have Sidney Ponson pitching tonight!
Go Rangers...
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i know you're being sarcastic,
but he’s our 2nd best pitcher right now…
just got ownaged
by Longhorn on May 6, 2008 8:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The funny thing is....
Im actually really looking forward to watching Ponsoon. I like his assortment of pitches and when his pitches are really diving to the deck, he can make guys look foolish
by laxtonto on May 6, 2008 8:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
slc, u here?
Boston is playing like crap. Sam Cassell needs to go back to LA….what a waste of space.
just got ownaged
by Longhorn on May 6, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm just saying
that I think it’s funny how we are so desperate for pitching that we look forward to watching Sidney Ponson pitching.
-Wakes
by Wakes1331 on May 6, 2008 8:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Welp
It ought to be interesting to see if the Pontoon stays afloat today…
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 8:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That lineup
should be able to score runs. When Hank comes back and Chris Davis comes up that seems to be a whole 1 through 9 that I enjoy looking at.
Am I wrong?
by geetar85 on May 6, 2008 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agree wholeheartedly
I don’t even mind seeing Vazquez or Duran temporarily.
by cmkelly29 on May 6, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah dude
sub in hank for vazquez and thats a pretty nice lineup
-Wakes
by Wakes1331 on May 6, 2008 8:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm gonna be pissed
if FSN didn’t give the feed to Time Warner again. It better be on in Austin.
by geetar85 on May 6, 2008 8:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ponson
Could anyone who saw his last start talk about his stuff? Was it that good or did he just get lucky?
Fire Ron Washington
by pblack on May 6, 2008 8:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He was pretty good.
kept his stuff down and had good control.
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
by WhipSmart on May 6, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't get to watch...
but 8 IP, 5 H, 2 BB’s and 5 K’s sounds like his stuff was on.
by cmkelly29 on May 6, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He was good
Threw 108 pitches through 8 innings of work, 76 of which where strikes. Gave up 6 hits and walked two, but got two doubled play balls, and struck out 5.
The only run he allowed came on a broken bat bloop single.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton
has dropped from 336/386/582 to 300/347/531 in his last 5 games. Lets hope he can get back to his ways tonight.
It has probably just been a simple evening out.
by geetar85 on May 6, 2008 8:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Lots of lefty-finesse...
Nobody’s hit very well lately.
by cmkelly29 on May 6, 2008 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Youch
Somewhere off in stat-land, Joe Sheehan is smiling wickedly.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does anyone else have FSN Kansas City
on their set???
I’ve got the Royals and the Angels but no Rangers. anyone else in that predictament?
by bstair on May 6, 2008 8:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Replace "Kansas City" with "West" and add in Rex Hudler and Steve Physioc, and yes, I'm in that predicament.
by Inkara1 on May 6, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Guess I should've added
that I’m in Fort Worth eh?
by bstair on May 6, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gavin Floyd of the CWS
No hitter thru 7. But he has given up a run.
by sprite on May 6, 2008 9:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How did that happen?
Four straight walks? Error?
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
Yeah, that’s weird.
Of course, he is no-hitting the Twins, though – not all that hard to shut that offense down if you can get Mauer and Morneau out.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what?
I would trade our offense for their offense any day. (with hambone)
by coolaid on May 6, 2008 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lets see here...
Well, the Twins probably have the better OF offense, but save for Morneau their INF sucks. We’re without Blalock right now, but I’d still rather have our offense.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My guess..
2 walks then an error.
This could be a fun game to play.
by geetar85 on May 6, 2008 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why...
Why has there been a rash of comercials for ED medicine during the late night Ranger games? Have we been that bad that its affecting our manhood?
On that note….
by laxtonto on May 6, 2008 9:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't most people
watch Ranger games sitting in a old-fashioned bathtub overlooking the Pacific Ocean?
by UrbanDad on May 6, 2008 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the FSW feed...
Every night on West cost trips is filled with Viagra and Cialis comercials
by laxtonto on May 6, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
err...
did Kins touch first base?
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
by WhipSmart on May 6, 2008 9:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Random thoughts...
I am counting on you posters, and Ponson, and Hammy to keep this game in check tonight.
Have fun!!!
Ibanez will be a coach/manager, based on the pre-game interview.
Ok, off to the other room to watch Iron Man.
Go Rangers!
Peace
Hehe-Keens w/the 2b!!!
...it's the weekend, so why the hell not?
by Rodney on May 6, 2008 9:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kinsler = BEAST
Leadoff double – here we go, baby!
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, really making Batista work tonight
Where was that last night?
by Inkara1 on May 6, 2008 9:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
double down the right field line
by hamilton. I’m calling it.
by geetar85 on May 6, 2008 9:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
On the Seattle feed, it showed the AL RBI leaders
Ortiz has 26… where did that come from? Last I saw he was hitting like .150…
by Inkara1 on May 6, 2008 9:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
he's on my fantasy team
just got ownaged
by Longhorn on May 6, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he had like
11 or 13 against us in that 3 game series
that got him going pretty good
by blueballlefty on May 6, 2008 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was eternal.
I was cleaning up after dinner, so the game was in the background, but it certainly lasted forever.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm surprised he couldn't get two on that.
Or at least the runner at home.
Not that it bothers me, of course.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Richie Sexson
Big, slow, and dumb.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think
Batista got in his way to throw home.
by geetar85 on May 6, 2008 9:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think
Sexson just sucks at everything
by texrangers31 on May 6, 2008 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You know whats funny
Right now Jason Botts probably = Ritche Sexson.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Huh
I thought that was a double off the bat.
by Adam J. Morris on May 6, 2008 9:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The angle in Seattle made that look like it was headed out.
I’d prefer some hits to some sacrifices, but at least we’re getting runs.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay let's go here.
we need at LEAST 3 runs in this inning.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 9:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Boggs
has such good patience for a rookie
by texrangers31 on May 6, 2008 9:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice AB by Boggs
A lot of rooks would have been up there hacking. He continues to impress me.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+1 so true.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 9:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His patience after just coming to the majors is amazing.
If he gets significant play this year, I’ll be interested to see who PECOTA compares him to.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How good is he on the bases?
I’m not particularly fond of the idea of running on Johjima.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're headed to the 9th in Chicago...
Floyd no-hitter on the line
by cmkelly29 on May 6, 2008 9:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He has the 2-3-4 hitters in the Twins lineup
Harris, Mauer, Morneau. Three tough outs.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
depends on the game situation.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
batista 41 pitches in the inning
with 1 hit allowed
by blueballlefty on May 6, 2008 9:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
haah I watched one pitch of the Floyd game.
and Mauer doubles.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 9:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Salty did the opposite of what Boggs did.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i really like Laird
but i’m kinda rooting for Salty he just looks like a badass baseball player out there kinda like Botts
by blueballlefty on May 6, 2008 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Man we needed to get more out of that.
I guess there’s a reason we aren’t very good right now.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 9:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
2 runs on 1 hit
Danks, Volquez, Galarraga and Young are GONE! GET OVER IT! Endless whining will not bring them back!
by LBBRangerFan on May 6, 2008 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i'll take
two runs to start off every game(ecspecially when its ponsowned! time for the mariners)
by blueballlefty on May 6, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sure, me too.
But a good team would have scored 4 or 5.. With our bullpen we need every single run we can get and then some.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Batista won't get out of the 4th
At that rate 44 pitches in the 1st.
"My death certificate will probably say: 'Cause of Death: World Series.'" Jamey Newberg
by boomer1 on May 6, 2008 9:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ichiro
does he always have to get on base his fi
by cmkelly29 on May 6, 2008 9:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
lol @ Dave Niehaus
“HERE COME THE MARINERS!!!”
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 9:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Early on here
It looks like the real Ponson showed up tonight.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
how
a carefull at bat to ichiro and a ground ball that just barely found a hole?
by blueballlefty on May 6, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was a really stupid thing to say
by texrangers31 on May 6, 2008 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh
Phone rang right after Salty grounded out, and got back and saw the two baserunners… yeha, you’re right.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll take it
He’s not the first guy to walk Ichiro. And the pitch that Lopez hit was a pretty good pitch.
by robert_d_wilfong on May 6, 2008 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn
is that not battes interference
by blueballlefty on May 6, 2008 9:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
and looked
like he stepped back into it but i guess it doesnt matter now
by blueballlefty on May 6, 2008 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ichiro Suzuki in the First Inning
Since someone asked, decided to look it up.
Career: .356 OBP
2007: .370
2008: .333
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 9:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Ichiro didn't look fast that time.
a good throw beats him EASILY
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 9:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good call
to whoever said the old ponson showed up. You and Dave Niehaus must agree alot
by texrangers31 on May 6, 2008 9:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey, give me a break
I didn’t see what happened, made a stupid post based on two baserunners. It’s gameday thread, dude… calm down.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im joking man
I’m not a dick, and i know i don’t know it all. It’s all in good fun man
by texrangers31 on May 6, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry
I go into “defend” mode pretty easily as much as I get flamed around here.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
its funny when you make a mistake on here isnt it
by blueballlefty on May 6, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you wonder
why people get so upset with you sometimes.
by bigsteve on May 6, 2008 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many pitches for Sir Sidney this inning?
by Inkara1 on May 6, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It ended nicely
but I agree it was a rocky start. BB, Hit, Hard Hit Out…
by cmkelly29 on May 6, 2008 9:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Vasquez needs to work him here.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 9:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That train
only goes off when we are batting…and it clearly didn’t affect Ramon
by texrangers31 on May 6, 2008 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't they always have one come by in the early innings?
It’s almost like they have it scheduled that way.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn we
are getting our fare share of the chalk tonight
by blueballlefty on May 6, 2008 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
no
just a productive AB.. make SURE the runner is at third after the AB no matter what.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hell yes!
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A sac bunt...
in the 2nd?
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by rangers85 on May 6, 2008 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wasn't a sac
It will go down as one but that was an attempt at a bunt base hit
by bigsteve on May 6, 2008 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't like it at all.
just try and hit something to the right side- hell Kinsler isn’t a slouch, he just might get a hit.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Come on ride the train...
Choo Choo, Ride it…
by Adam J. Morris on May 6, 2008 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Come on, Come on
Do the locomotion with me!
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That seemed to be Kinsler's decision
don’t ya think?
by geetar85 on May 6, 2008 9:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
gameday showed
that pitch to be belt high and over the middle of the plate.
Looked like something he should drive.
Danks, Volquez, Galarraga and Young are GONE! GET OVER IT! Endless whining will not bring them back!
by LBBRangerFan on May 6, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you are going to bunt for a hit...
...you can’t change your mind if you see it is a pitch you can drive…
by Adam J. Morris on May 6, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't disagree
I am only following on gameday so I did not hear it or see it as well. Just looked like a possible mistake pitch.
Danks, Volquez, Galarraga and Young are GONE! GET OVER IT! Endless whining will not bring them back!
by LBBRangerFan on May 6, 2008 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah looked that way
If it would have been a called sacrifice he wouldn’t have pushed it and started running so hard
by bigsteve on May 6, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
SERIOUSLY
we are up by two in the second inning with a guy who just threw 44 pitches and we F’ing bunt here? WTF
by blueballlefty on May 6, 2008 9:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
here we go again
a struggling pitcher… and we’re bunting and giving away outs…
this pisses me off…
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
by WhipSmart on May 6, 2008 9:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think he was bunting for a hit
knowing that if he drew sexson far enough off of first he would have been safe easily. It would have been a sacrifice either way so why not?
by texrangers31 on May 6, 2008 9:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I think...
...he was bunting for a hit…
That didn’t look like a sac bunt try.
by Adam J. Morris on May 6, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
doesnt matter
what he was doing he still gave up 4 or 5 pitches to a tired guy and should have been swinging
by blueballlefty on May 6, 2008 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and it pretty much guaranteed a run
it didn’t look like a called sac bunt. But given the results its fine by me. Seriously whether a guy has 65-68 pitches after 2 innings doesn’t make that big a difference
by bigsteve on May 6, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i know thats not the objective
but a guy that tired likely going to give a pitch to hit it was a poor decision and not good baseBALL
by blueballlefty on May 6, 2008 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the object of the game
is to score more runs than the other team, not knock the opposing pitcher out of the game in the 2nd or 3rd inning because of a high pitch count
by texrangers31 on May 6, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That fact is why...
I don’t like a bunt there.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It makes it tough to have crooked numbers on the board..
when you bunt so much.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 9:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Whether that was a bunt for a hit or not
I do not like the fact that Ron Washington has seeded this team with the idea that bunting with a runner on second and nobody out in the 2nd inning is good baseball.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah youre right
seeding his team with the idea that scoring more runs than your opponent is the wrong message.
by bigsteve on May 6, 2008 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Runner on second, nobody out, 2nd inning
Is not a bunt situation.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ok
so what if kinsler grounds out to 3rd base right there and the runner doesn’t move up? Youngs sac fly moves him to 3rd and Hammy strikes out and we only have 2 on the board instead of 3. The object is scoring runs. Whether its a 400 ft home run or a sac bunt followed by a sac fly. They mean the same. Give it a rest man
by bigsteve on May 6, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And what if Kinsler doubles?
Or homers? Seriously, it’s the top of the order. You shouldn’t be afraid to let the top of your order swing the bat.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like I said
It didn’t look like a called sac bunt there. Who knows what would have happened. Instead of bitching about a sac bunt why don’t you appreciate the fact that we gave Ponson an extra run of support.
by bigsteve on May 6, 2008 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Getting the run was fine
I’m just saying I do not like the fact that Ron’s philosophy has given the top of the order the idea to bunt in that situation. It would be different if it was late in the game, or if that had been Ramon Vazquez, but that was Ian Kinsler, and that was the second inning.
Kinsler should not be pulling Gerald Laird moves by bunting for hits, his bat has more potential than that.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got no problem with the idea of manufacturing runs,
but when you got a pitcher on the ropes, i would prefer to swing away and attempt to get to the pen.
by laxtonto on May 6, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ok
he still has almost 70 pitches. hes not gonna go the distance now that we bunted there.
by bigsteve on May 6, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
when you bunt there
you absolutely take a big inning out of the equation,
by bunting there you resign yourself to scoring 1 run when,
the possibility of scoring 3 or 4 presents itself so in the
end my conclusion bigsteve is YOUR WRONG!
by blueballlefty on May 6, 2008 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
the big inning is still a possibility. You have 2,3,4 coming up who can generate offense. If we were down by 3 or 4 runs or had been scoring a bunch or runs lately then yeah mayeb I could see your point. But we haven’t. A lot of 2,3,4 run games, a guy on the mound who, as good as he has been so far, you don’t really know what he will give you. So I don’t mind capitalizing a leadoff double even if it means giving up 1 out in the 2nd inning. If the pitcher really is that tired we will have other chances to get a big inning.
by bigsteve on May 6, 2008 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
-1 for lack of agreement.
But I’ll give you +1 for better tact.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1 in agreement.
-1 for presentation.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton the hunter
Josh Hamilton does not hunt because the word hunting infers the probability of failure.
Josh Hamilton goes killing.
by UrbanDad on May 6, 2008 9:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hha I like that.
but not the best timing for it.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well Lewin was talking
about how Josh reads “Field and Stream” as Josh was striking out. Reminded me of one of the Chuck Norris lines
by UrbanDad on May 6, 2008 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't say...
...I wouldn’t go fishin’ with the man…
by Adam J. Morris on May 6, 2008 10:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
do you
like or hate the commercial?
by TexasTiger on May 6, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it grows on me
more each time i watch it
by texrangers31 on May 6, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Warran Wallace
I wonder if they gave him his own show if it would be any better than Cavemen… couldn’t be any worse, now that I think about it
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
by WhipSmart on May 6, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He can team up with Jason Krause...
And they can have one show, that I’d avoid at all costs.
by Adam J. Morris on May 6, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If we could score four runs this inning, I'd be a happy camper
by Inkara1 on May 6, 2008 10:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I am good with that one :)
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's just not a very animated kinda guy
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
by WhipSmart on May 6, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
DaMurph!
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
by WhipSmart on May 6, 2008 10:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
YES!
this is how Murph does it.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 10:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Diamond Dave is the officially sanctioned nickname.
I spoke with him by phone earlier
by Dr. Strange on May 6, 2008 10:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
no no
that just doesn’t fit his personality…
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
by WhipSmart on May 6, 2008 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His OPS
just continues to rise
just got ownaged
by Longhorn on May 6, 2008 10:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Keep this up..
It would suck if they all stop working him now and start getting undisciplined.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 10:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
David Murphy for ROY!
Don’t talk to me about Longoria and Elsbury! I’m allowing myself some homerism.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 10:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Eva plays baseball?
haha wow I wonder if she can turn the double play..
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
She's a pure joy to watch.
Pure joy.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Going in to tonight, Ellsbury has nearly double the VORP of Murphy.
He’s also definitely contributing more defensively, without even looking up by exactly how much.
So, yeah, it’s pretty biased to say Murph. Oh well, I don’t really care.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How much of a boner does Josh have for Bill from West Seattle?
a) Ugly, fat whore level
b) Ugly stripper level
c) Girl next door level
d) Perfect 10 model level
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by rangers85 on May 6, 2008 10:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the fact that i havent watched a game in seattle this year
and know who you are talking about makes it at least B
by bigskinny on May 6, 2008 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sweet
Batista… 2.1 IP, 5R, 5ER, 3H, 6BB, 85 pitches… and he’s done.
I just hope Baek doesn’t dominate the Rangers now.
by Inkara1 on May 6, 2008 10:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I refuse to watch american poker even.
I still am stunned that it is on tv.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cheap programming...
that’s why it’s all over the tv dial.
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by rangers85 on May 6, 2008 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I watch poker
not because it is exciting or anything, but I play a lot of poker and I enjoy seeing the different situations and how the pros handle them…
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
by WhipSmart on May 6, 2008 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used to think that
But once I got laid, I stopped watching Showtime late at night and found out that poker is the only thing on at 2:00AM. Mildly entertaining.
by sprite on May 6, 2008 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm okay
with watching a little poker. I’m just wondering why FSN shows Australian poker? Not enough poker in North America? Are Australians superior poker players? Seem like a long way to go for poker.
by robert_d_wilfong on May 6, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's an international poker tourney that happens to be in Australia
a lot of American players are in it…
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
by WhipSmart on May 6, 2008 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Australian...poker players
nevermind they don’t even watch that
by texrangers31 on May 6, 2008 10:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
By the way. . .
Brandon Boggs is already up to 8th in VORP among rookie position players in the AL.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 10:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Vinnie's orgasmic rice patties?
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's how Chekov says Warp in Star Trek
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
by WhipSmart on May 6, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what's even funnier is that he pronounces Vorp as Warp...
vere are your nuclear wessles?
Grieve: The Yanks have struggled so far. - Lewin: Yeah, cry me a bag of money.
by WhipSmart on May 6, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Value Over Replacement Player
It’s how many runs a player has contributed on offense above what, basically, a scrub at his postion would.
Baseball Prospectus can give you more on the nitty gritty. Someone posted a link.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my new all time favorite Josh line:
“And the mariners have to hope that Cha Seung Baek is korean for Josh Rupe”
by texrangers31 on May 6, 2008 10:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
hahah that is bringing it very strong.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 10:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In case you didn't know already...
David Murphy is becoming a valuable bench player in fantasy.
by cmkelly29 on May 6, 2008 10:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
salty
doesnt it seem like salty swingin’ for the fences everytime?
by FreeMoney4Sale on May 6, 2008 10:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
He seems to be overswinging right now. I don’t know whether it’s the excitement of being in the majors, or him trying to compete with Gerald Laird, but the fact that he is not getting everyday AB’s seems to be hurting him.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have now exceeded apologist status
by robert_d_wilfong on May 6, 2008 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can't deny
That not getting every day AB’s is not good for Salty. At the rate this platoon bullshit is going, I’m almost sorry Salty got called up. He needs to play every day.
by lonestarJon on May 6, 2008 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's bust this WIDE open.
how about it?
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 10:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yay!
Now we’re up 7-0 in the third inning… I’d settle for a 7-3 win tonight. Payback for last night. :D
by Inkara1 on May 6, 2008 10:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
final score prediction???
I will go with 16-4.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hamilton
Some people wear Superman pajamas. Superman wears Josh Hamilton pajamas.
by UrbanDad on May 6, 2008 10:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
I kind of like this Hamilton guy.
...and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git.
by t ball on May 6, 2008 10:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap!
Usually shots in Safe Co. have doubt surrounding their flight. Not that.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 10:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He barely even swung at that thing
Wow!
by geetar85 on May 6, 2008 10:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
HAY GUYZ VOLQUEZ IS DOING GR8
Seriously though. That was impressive.
by LiamP on May 6, 2008 10:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn, dude! That was HUGE
The mlb.tv scoreboard updated before the video feed showed it… I thought it was a mistake at first.
by Inkara1 on May 6, 2008 10:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Rojas quote:
“Holy COW, I have never seen a ball go that far…”
by bigskinny on May 6, 2008 10:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
JEBUS ON A POGO STICK!!!
That’s the best home run I’ve ever seen. It was just beautiful!!!!!!!!!!
Who needs Tex when you have Hamilton?
by trekds9 on May 6, 2008 10:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Mickey Mantle has nothing
on Holt Hamilton.
just got ownaged
by Longhorn on May 6, 2008 10:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
425 feet.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 10:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
one
of the most spectatular home runs i’ve ever seen
touchdown... touchdown... and st.micheals takes the lead.
by kmacsm on May 6, 2008 10:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If Superman and The Flash were to race to the edge of space you know who would win? Chuck Norris.
by UrbanDad on May 6, 2008 10:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I THINK
a Josh Hamilton HR would win!
by blueballlefty on May 6, 2008 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
MURPH
50/50 chance that never see’s sports center
touchdown... touchdown... and st.micheals takes the lead.
by kmacsm on May 6, 2008 10:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Anybody give a distance on that homer?
by jamcadbury on May 6, 2008 10:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
100000000000000000000000000000000
miles
touchdown... touchdown... and st.micheals takes the lead.
by kmacsm on May 6, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
425
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well I can say sayonnara on this one and feel ok.
Nice job Rangers.
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 10:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Really nice to see
Ponson come out and give a 1-2-3 inning after a lot of time in the dugout.
by geetar85 on May 6, 2008 10:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Awesome picture
Seeing Hammy, Kinsler, and Murph run in together joking around and you know they will be doing that for the next several years together
by bigsteve on May 6, 2008 10:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Imagine those guys..
teamed up with some good pitching. haha
(oh wait, this is the Rangers… never mind)
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Imagine them teamed up with Volquez!!!!!
Come on guys! STUPID TRADE! LOLZZZZZZ! :) :) :) :) :) :) A/S/L everyone!
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by rangers85 on May 6, 2008 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was far from a stupid trade.
Slightly below a wash, but as much as I love Hamilton, I’m almost as high on Volquez and think this franchise would benifit more from a 24 year old pitcher than a 27 year old outfielder.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well.. how good would Volquez..
have to have been to approximate what Ham has already done?
6-0 with 1.70 era and two shutouts? I love the trade thus far!
Hey, it could be worse...
by HighPlainsGrifter on May 6, 2008 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This year?
I have very little doubt Hammilton will be worth more this year. I’m not really concerned about this year.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That said, going in to tonight:
Edinson Volquez Pitching VORP: 16.3
Josh Hamilton VORP: 10.7
So, thus far, Volquez has probably contributed more.
by philkid3 on May 6, 2008 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
liked to see boggs do something
just because i want to see him stay on the team
touchdown... touchdown... and st.micheals takes the lead.
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